My CareerBy: Caeley WilliamsPhotographer

PHOTOGRAPHER• www.bls.gov/oco/

Photographers

• Created by Caeley Williams for the Bureau of Labor Statistics

My Opinion

• A photographer gets to go travel the world to take different pictures of different things or people.• They get to meet new people• You get to use creativity and

individuality to recreate a scene or someone

How much does a photographer makes?

• Some photographers make up to a $100,000 a year, but most make very little money.• Most photographers make anywhere

from $14,000 to $54,748 a year.• On average, photographers make

$14.00 an hour, but some have made $8.34 to $30.48 an hour

What does a photographer do on the Job?

• The demand for wedding and portrait photographers will grow as people continue to get married and need new portraits made.• The demand for newspaper photographers is

decreasing because very few people read the newspaper now thanks to technology.• Photographers are going face a lot of

competition because of no barriers of entry.

Education

• Many photographers get a bachelor’s degree in a related field, like a Business degree might be helpful to self-employed photographers.• A degree in Chemistry or another

Science may be helpful for a scientific photographer.

Training

• Many photographers start off as an assistant for a professional photographer to build their profile and gain experience.

Schools

• Yale and School of the Art Institute of Chicago are the top 2 schools for photography

• http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/yale-university-130794• http://grad-

schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago-143048

Resources

• www.bls.gov/oco/• www.starephotography.com/articles/

photographermoney/• www.careerplanning.about.com/od/

exploringoccupations/p/photographer.htm• www.grad-

schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-fine-arts-schools/photography-rankings

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